Advocacy Updates
2025-02-05 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
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CDDO Resource Network Meeting
2025-02-06 14:00 - 16:30

Governmental Affairs Meeting
2025-02-07 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-02-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-07 08:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-28 10:00 - 12:00

2025 InterHab Live Courses: Navigating Professional Speaking in Different Environments
2025-02-11 11:00 - 12:00
About the Course:
Discover strategies to enhance your skills in leading meetings, participating in discussions, and collaborating effectively with others in diverse workplace environments.
About the Presenter:
Percy Turner, MSW is the lead professional development trainer for the Center of Organizational development’s Learning and Development team. He has created dozens of trainings ranging various topics, including self-care, professional speaking, cultural humility, team building and more. A Wichita State University alum, Percy has a unique engagement style that brings insight, fun and comfort to facilitation and training. Percy has had coach training and was licensed in the State of Kansas dealing mostly with Crisis intervention and observation. He brings a unique and valuable perspective to partners combing his history in the mental health world, his love for training and adult learning, as well as his authentic and genuine approach to partner relations.
Zane May, LMSW is passionate about cultivating the power and potential in teamwork and collaboration. At the Community Engagement Institute, he designs engagement strategies and helps people find solutions to complex problems. Before joining the Community Engagement Institute, he worked as a para educator at an alternative K-12 school, a student advocate at a university, and a family support staff for children in center-based care.
The link for live courses is shared with those members who have registered for the 2025 Virtual Training Package and cannot be accessed from the main website. The 2025 InterHab Virtual Training Package features 2-3 live courses per month from January to September. These training sessions will be recorded and available to those registered. Organizations benefit from one low cost, and unlimited attendance at each session. To learn more or register now, click here.
All questions should be directed to Travis Walsh, twalsh@interhab.org.

Advocacy Day Informational Session
2025-02-14 13:30 - 14:00
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InterHab Board of Directors Meeting
2025-02-19 09:30 - 15:00

Advocacy Update
2025-02-19 16:00 - 17:00

FREE CQL Training Opportunity: Promoting Informed Choice Through “The Three E’s”
2025-02-20 11:00 - 12:00
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2025 InterHab Live Courses: Change Management: Effective Strategies for Guiding Organizations Through Periods of Significant Change
2025-02-26 10:00 - 11:00
About the Course:
In this webinar, we will explore effective strategies for guiding organizations through periods of significant change. Emphasizing the role of leadership, we will explore key principles of change management, and participants will learn how to build resilience and adaptability within their teams, turning challenges into opportunities. Gain the tools and knowledge needed to guide your organization confidently through transformation and ensure a thriving future.
About the Presenter:
Heather Janci
Executive Consultant, Provider Strategy, SETWorks
Heather Janci hails from New Jersey and brings over a decade of experience to the team as a former DDD/IDD provider. She specializes in day services, employment, CARF accreditations, 14C certifications, production and advocacy. Joining the SETWorks team has allowed Heather to remain connected to the IDD world by helping agencies reach their highest potential. When she’s not using her knowledge to assist agencies by sharing her firsthand SETWorks experiences, she’s an energetic mother of five! Heather takes advantage of the work hard, play hard motto by spending time outdoors, going to the beach and enjoying time with her husband and young children.
The link for live courses is shared with those members who have registered for the 2025 Virtual Training Package and cannot be accessed from the main website. The 2025 InterHab Virtual Training Package features 2-3 live courses per month from January to September. These training sessions will be recorded and available to those registered. Organizations benefit from one low cost, and unlimited attendance at each session. To learn more or register now, click here.
All questions should be directed to Travis Walsh, twalsh@interhab.org.

Grassroots Advocacy Meeting
2025-03-05 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-02 14:00 - 15:00

Advocacy Updates
2025-03-05 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-19 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-02 16:00 - 17:00
To access these virtual sessions, please use the following connection information:
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You are welcome to invite affiliates, individuals, and families to these sessions.

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Transportation Resource Network Meeting
2025-03-06 10:00 - 14:00
OCCK Transportation Facility, 340 N. Santa Fe Ave., Salina, Kansas

Advocacy Day Kick Off Call
2025-03-07 15:00 - 15:30
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Advocacy Day
2025-03-10 10:00 - 13:00

2025 InterHab Live Courses: Driving Safety Home - Key Steps to Auto Safety and Insurance Coverage
2025-03-11 10:00 - 11:00
About the Course:
Uncover the steps to having a vehicle safety program that keeps your nonprofit rolling along. Learn how to easily develop written policies and implement proven methods that promote safe driving practices and protect those you serve, your employees, and volunteers. We will also address common challenges nonprofits face when seeking auto insurance coverage and provide insight into why organizations are sometimes faced with policy cancellations.
About the Presenter(s):
Dustin Carney
Vice President of Risk Solutions
The Miller Group
Dustin Carney, AIC-M, SCLA, has been in the insurance industry for over 22 years and specializes in all things claims, including adjustments, consultations, and complex
claims management. At The Miller Group, Dustin leads a team of claims and loss control specialists experienced in helping nonprofit organizations, providing advocacy
and expertise to clients.
Ryan Miller
Property & Casualty Advisor
The Miller Group
Ryan Miller is a property and casualty advisor at The Miller Group and is a member of the company’s third generation. Ryan focuses on advising nonprofit clients, specializing in risk management and insurance solutions for community-based care and developmentally disabled providers. This focus has developed a key understanding of the operational issues and unique challenges nonprofits face every day.
The link for live courses is shared with those members who have registered for the 2025 Virtual Training Package and cannot be accessed from the main website. The 2025 InterHab Virtual Training Package features 2-3 live courses per month from January to September. These training sessions will be recorded and available to those registered. Organizations benefit from one low cost, and unlimited attendance at each session. To learn more or register now, click here.
All questions should be directed to Travis Walsh, twalsh@interhab.org.

TCM Resource Network Meeting
2025-03-19 13:00 - 15:00

2025 InterHab Live Courses: The Meaning of Meaningful
2025-03-20 10:00 - 11:00
About the Course:
CMS requires you to provide services that are “meaningful” to the individuals you support. And of course, you really want to provide services that are meaningful. Yet when you sit down with your teams and staff to develop those meaningful services, you feel frustrated and a bit overwhelmed because it is really hard to think up integrated, individualized, outcome-based ways to meet CMS’ expectation day in and day out. In this interactive session we’ll take a deep dive into what meaningful really means, why it is so important, and we’ll practice a few simple strategies that you can implement right away to make it easier for your support individuals in meaningful ways.
About the Presenter:
Sara Sherman, Sara Sherman Internataional, LLC – Sara has been organizing people and work for decades. Her intuitive business sense is on target, and she gets to the root of agency issues quickly. She excels at assessing workflows, streamlining communication, defining outcomes, solving the right problems, and developing the plans needed to reach agency goals. Her targeted trainings clear away confusion and leave participants with field-specific, easy-to-implement actions steps that ensure success for
individuals, staff, and agencies. Sara has served individuals with disabilities and other vulnerable populations in the areas of residential services, community employment, case management, housing, program management, investigations, services and supports, vocational rehabilitation, state policy development, compliance audits, and more; working with service provides in more than twenty states. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and a master’s in Public Administration.
The link for live courses is shared with those members who have registered for the 2025 Virtual Training Package and cannot be accessed from the main website. The 2025 InterHab Virtual Training Package features 2-3 live courses per month from January to September. These training sessions will be recorded and available to those registered. Organizations benefit from one low cost, and unlimited attendance at each session. To learn more or register now, click here.

InterHab Live Courses: An Introduction to the Constructional Approach, or it's Not Really About the Nail
2025-03-25 10:00 - 11:00
March 20, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
About the Course:
CMS requires you to provide services that are “meaningful” to the individuals you support. And of course, you really want to provide services that are meaningful. Yet when you sit down with your teams and staff to develop those meaningful services, you feel frustrated and a bit overwhelmed because it is really hard to think up integrated, individualized, outcome-based ways to meet CMS’ expectation day in and day out. In this interactive session we’ll take a deep dive into what meaningful really means, why it is so important, and we’ll practice a few simple strategies that you can implement right away to make it easier for your support individuals in meaningful ways.
About the Presenter:
Sara Sherman, Sara Sherman Internataional, LLC – Sara has been organizing people and work for decades. Her intuitive business sense is on target, and she gets to the root of agency issues quickly. She excels at assessing workflows, streamlining communication, defining outcomes, solving the right problems, and developing the plans needed to reach agency goals. Her targeted trainings clear away confusion and leave participants with field-specific, easy-to-implement actions steps that ensure success for
individuals, staff, and agencies. Sara has served individuals with disabilities and other vulnerable populations in the areas of residential services, community employment, case management, housing, program management, investigations, services and supports, vocational rehabilitation, state policy development, compliance audits, and more; working with service provides in more than twenty states. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and a master’s in Public Administration.
The link for live courses is shared with those members who have registered for the 2025 Virtual Training Package and cannot be accessed from the main website. The 2025 InterHab Virtual Training Package features 2-3 live courses per month from January to September. These training sessions will be recorded and available to those registered. Organizations benefit from one low cost, and unlimited attendance at each session. To learn more or register now, click here.
All questions should be directed to Travis Walsh, twalsh@interhab.org.

FREE CQL Training Opportunity: The Right To An Effective Human Rights Committee
2025-03-26 11:00 - 12:00
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https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uuwvvJAfSEKZPLkGTKtxxw

Financial Resource Network Meeting
2025-04-01 10:00 - 11:30
